Imperial Family
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Japan’s Princess Aiko Tests Positive for COVID-19
Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Princess Aiko has tested positive for COVID-19, the Imperial...
October 2, 2025
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Japan Emperor, Empress Visit School for Visually Impaired, Meet with Families of War Dead in Shiga Prefecture
The Emperor and Empress met with junior and high school students on Monday at a prefectural schoo...
September 30, 2025
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Japanese Princess Akiko to Become Head of Mikasa Family
Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese Imperial House Economy Council on Tuesday decided that ...
September 30, 2025
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Japan’s Prince Hisahito Goes to Osaka Expo, Looks at Grand Ring Surrounding Venue (Update 1)
OSAKA — Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, went to the 20...
September 25, 2025
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Annals of Emperor Showa’s Wife Completed by Imperial Household Agency, to be Published Online in October
The Imperial Household Agency has completed the compilation of the annals of Empress Kojun, the w...
September 21, 2025
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Imperial Couple and Princess Aiko Meet Hibakusha Atomic Bomb Survivors in Nagasaki
NAGASAKI — The Emperor, Empress and their daughter Princess Aiko met with hibakusha atomic bomb s...
September 13, 2025
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Japan’s Imperial Couple, Princess Aiko Visit Nagasaki as Part of Activities on 80th Anniversary of WWII End (Update 2)
NAGASAKI — The Emperor, the Empress and their eldest daughter Princess Aiko visited Nagasaki on F...
September 12, 2025
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Crown Princess Kiko Turns 59
Crown Princess Kiko, wife of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 59 years old on Thursday and responded...
September 11, 2025
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Prince Hisahito Toasts with Guests at Luncheon Celebrating Coming-Of-Age; Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Among Attendees
A luncheon celebrating the coming-of-age of Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and...
September 11, 2025
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Japan’s Princess Aiko Views Ornamental Carp in Niigata Pref., Visits Exhibit on Chuetsu Earthquake
OJIYA, Niigata — Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and the Empress, visited a facility f...
September 8, 2025
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Japan’s Prince Hisahito Visits Ise Shrine to Report Completion of Coming-of-Age Ceremony
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, visited the Ise Jingu ...
September 8, 2025
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Prince Hisahito to Begin Independent Official Duties; Japan Heir a Vital Figure Amid Aging Imperial Family
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kako, is expected to soon en...
September 8, 2025
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Travel, Study Broadened Prince Hisahito’s View
Prince Hisahito was born on Sept. 6, 2006, as the son of then Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, ...
September 6, 2025
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Prince Hisahito’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony Held at Imperial Palace, 1st in 40 Years
The coming-of-age ceremony for Prince Hisahito, the 19-year-old son of Crown Prince Akishino and ...
September 6, 2025
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Prince Hisahito Enjoying Student Life While Preparing for 19th Birthday
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, who is a first-year st...
September 6, 2025
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